We’ve trudged through the snow and ice just to bring you, dear readers, the newest installment of New Game Stuff. Okay, fair enough, it’s not that bad out now and, yes, we could have posted this from home, if need be, HOWEVER, there is new gaming stuff and we are going to tell you about it.

First up, with Magic Game Day arriving on the morrow, it’s time for the Gatecrash Event Decks to show up. For this set, the decks focus on Boros and Simic, meaning red/white and blue/red/green, respectively. The Simic Guild deck comes packed with killer green cards, like a Thragtusk and a Wolfir Silverheart, while the Boros deck includes ton of money cards, like Clifftop Retreat, Champion of the Parish, Spark Trooper, Silverblade Paladin, and more. So, lets do the math, not only can you play these competitive decks in tournaments and do well, but you’ll also make off like a bandit with all the money rares included in them.

Expand your spellcasting playbook with the Forcemaster vs. Warlord expansion set for Mage Wars. Within this set are all the spell cards, mage cards, spellbooks, markers, and rules that you’ll need to incorporate these powerhouses into your base game of Mage Wars. And, whoo boy, these two robed wizard-types are packed full of the butt-kicking. Forcemaster likes to kick other players in the face with her mind and whip them about like a ragdoll with her telekentic prowess. On the other hand, the Warlord has his minions soldier on for him while he brings the death from above with his brutal war magic. Either way, you’re going to be challenging your opponent like never before.

If you just can’t wait to see how Peter Jackson ends his Hobbit saga (or you can’t read…but then you’d probably not be looking at this), create your own ending with the second Hobbit saga expansion for the Lord of the Rings LCG game, On the Doorstep. Within this expansion are three additional scenarios that take two players across the Wilderlands, pitting them against giant spiders, Smaug, and the armies of Bolg on a cooperative journey. Of course, to topple these challenges, you’re going to need new heroes, treasures, and player cards. Luckily, you don’t have to venture across the Misty Mountains cold to find them, because they’re all contained within.

But maybe hobbits aren’t your flavor (they do have all that hair).

If not, the newest release for the Dungeon Command miniature game, Blood of Gruumsh, is chock full of Orcs for your battling pleasure. This boxset contains an entire Orc faction, ready to play directly out of the box. That means there are twelve prepainted figures depicting an owlbear, an Orc Chieftain, a wereboar, and much, much more. Or if you’re feeling random, slap your Orc faction together with a bit of Elf and Goblin and have an old fashioned D&D hoedown!

Finally, this evening we’re going to write a lot of words. But we’re going to do it in an order that turns them into a sentence. And from those sentences, we’re going to tell you the names of four fresh additions to the Pathfinder universe. First up is the Shattered Star Poster Map Folio which provides detailed maps for Varisia, Magnimar, and Kaer Maga. Next is the Animal Archive which details the fauna of the Pathfinder universe, including armor-wearing triceratops. The Snows of Summer begins a new Adventure Path known as Reign of Winter. And, finally, Pathfinder Online: Thornkeep provides GMs all the information they need to run adventures in and under Thornkeep, as well as details on the upcoming Pathfinder MMORPG.

This next part will be more enjoyable if you read it in a forties street corner newsboy accent.

News from the Western front! The Germans have begun to falter and left room for the Allies to take back ground! That ground is now indicated by large, extra-thick modular game mats! That’s right, Wings of GloryGame Mats! Coming in Countryside, City, and Coast, players can link the various mats together for one gigantic battle surface! And, if you haven’t yet encountered Wings of Glory, the Kaiser’s got nothing to do with this red, white, and blue miniature game! Find out for yourself by picking up either of the new Duel Pack starter editions of the game, which come with two plane models, bases, counters, rulers, and a rulebook; it’s everything you need to send the Germans running! Now, join us all in a rousing rendition of the American anthem!

10-4, Big Kahuna, it’s time for Another BIG Expansion for Galaxy Trucker!

That’s right, the only game where you travel the intergalactic highways, fighting off marauders from your space semi-truck as you deliver cargo to the next planet gets a new expansion box. Any of the contents of this special delivery can be played with or without the previous expansion, but must be played with the base Galaxy Trucker game. Brand new ship boards with rules, ship components to build with, intruders to attack your ship, and support staff to ease your travel are among the many extras and additives included in this cargo. Give me a tug on that horn if you’re gonna pick it up!!

Y’all done hear the tale of Revolver? Nah? Well, mosey on up ta the campfire for a tale.

Though it all began with Revolver, tonight you’re gonna hear ’bout it’s young’n, Revolver 2. It’s a yarn about a tiny town versus an army, ‘General’ Mapache’s army, ta be precise. One player takes control of the town’s residents and the gunfighters they’ve hired to protect them, while the other player takes control of Mapache’s army. Each hombre controls their own deck of cards, including weapons, actions, and win condition cards. And, if you’ve got’a lucky horse, you might feel like adding one of the other expansion packs, Hunt the Man Down or Ambush on Gunshot Trail, for added play modules. Now, eat your beans, bed down of the night, an’ don’t let a rattlesnake bite your nose.

Last but in no way least, the new Magic the Gathering set came out this evening. Gatecrash is the second set in the Return to Ravnica block, and the second set of guilds. We currently have in stock booster boxes for English, Russian, Korean, and Japanese cards for the set, as well as Fat Packs and Intro Decks. The guilds for this set include Orzhov, Simic, Gruul, Boros, and Dimir, so be sure to get your matching sleeves and deck boxes to accentuate your cards.

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